Reality Has Set In

March 20, 2010,

Beautiful day for March. Left the house about 9 am. It was still a little cool. The temperature was expected to reach 70 today. I probably overdressed but I hate being cold so I put on tights with a long sleeve shirt and wind breaker. As it turned out I was fine the first part of the ride. Hot the second part and when I hit the ocean for the last part of the ride I was fine.

What I realized today was that riding indoors is not the same as outside. I can ride forever on the flats. But today I went west and had inclines and small hills. Found it really had to work them. My heart rate averaged about 127 bpm for the ride. A lot higher than when I ride on the flats. I was not struggling because of my indoor Spineval workouts. What was hard were the inclines and hills. I have to get outside where there are hills in order to get into better shape. Also while inside I have to push it harder on the trainer. Overall I was happy with the ride. Still have a bad cold that I am sure hurt me a little. At the end of the ride, my legs felt fine, I was hungry so I know I worked hard.

Crunches: 300
Push ups: 165

Total Distance: 80 miles
Total Time: 5 hours and 20 minutes.

Phil